Do you want to learn geocoding from scratch, step-by-step, using QGIS 3?

I have over 5000 students enrolled in my three “GIS for Beginners” QGIS tutorials on Udemy. This fourth time around created a 50 page Kindle Book as a companion to my fourth QGIS tutorial. Buried in the book is a free coupon to access the 1 ½ hours of accompanying follow-along videos on the Udemy teaching platform.

“Geocoding using QGIS 3” gives you complete instructions for cleaning address datasets in both QGIS and in OpenOffice Calc, and then geocoding them using the google maps geocoder, and street line and address point geocoders. It’s a hands-on guide accompanied by a small practice dataset, and follow along videos.

What you will learn in my Geocoding QGIS tutorial

Theory: What is geocoding (convert address to lat long).

How to prepare your data for geocoding: And how to improve your geocoding hit rate.

Three geocoding techniques: How to geocode address data using the MMQGIS google maps geocoder, street-line geocoder and address-point geocoder in QGIS 3.

Target Users

Beginners who want to a complete QGIS tutorial that’s focused on geocoding.

Professors, lecturers or tutors who are looking for a geocoding text that’s accompanied by instructional videos.

What’s inside the Book?

Part 1: Geocoding Fundamentals and Concepts. Housekeeping.

What’s a geocode and why are geocodes important?

How to improve your geocoding hit rate.

Why are Mental Maps important to geocoding? And what are they?

QGIS environment setup.

Other helpful (and free) software.

How to install the course dataset.

How to enroll in the accompanying video course on Udemy.com for free.

Part 2: How to format addresses for geocoding.

CSV files explained

Formatting addresses using a Spreadsheet

Formatting addresses using SQL in QGIS

Part 3: Geocoding in QGIS 3 using the MMQGIS plugin.

How to merge your geocoding iterations into a single GIS map.

Intellectual property considerations.

How to use the MMQGIS…

google maps geocoder

street line geocoder

address point geocoder

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does this book include everything I need to become a geocoding expert?A: No. This book is designed for students taking their first steps in geocoding. Many of the concepts I teach are generic to geocoding in all GISs and so will stand you in good stead for solving tricky geocoding problems that can emerge. The course is taught using the free QGIS 3.

Q: Can I have a refund if either the book or course doesn’t suit me?A: Yes, both Amazon and Udemy refund you if you aren’t satisfied.